备 bèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 夂 — to go
- Made of
- 夂 to go 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
备用
bèiyòng
standby, backup
Characters in this word
用 yòng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 用 — to use, to employ, to apply
- Made of
- ⺆ frame 𰀁 hook
Example phrases
- 为了防止会议中断，技术人员提前准备了一台备用电脑。 Wèile fángzhǐ huìyì zhōngduàn, jìshù rényuán tíqián zhǔnbèi le yì tái bèiyòng diànnǎo. To prevent the meeting being interrupted, the technician prepared a backup computer in advance.
- 车里放着一个备用轮胎。 Chē lǐ fàng zhe yí gè bèiyòng lúntāi. There is a spare tire in the car.
- 请把备用钥匙放在我这里。 Qǐng bǎ bèiyòng yàoshi fàng zài wǒ zhèlǐ. Please leave the spare key with me.
Related words
- 准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare; to plan to
- 设备 shèbèi equipment
- 具备 jùbèi to have; to be equipped with
- 配备 pèibèi to equip
- 预备 yùbèi to prepare
- 筹备 chóubèi to prepare, to make arrangements
- 装备 zhuāngbèi to equip; equipment
- 备 bèi to prepare; to provide; fully
- 备份 bèifèn backup; to back up
- 备课 bèikè to prepare a lesson
- 备忘录 bèiwànglù memorandum; memo
- 备战 bèizhàn to prepare for war or a competition